There’s a lot to unpack in Quinn Shephard’s Not Okay, her follow-up to her debut film, the 2017 high school drama Blame. Channeling the energy of a writer possessed with the deserved, righteous anger of her generation, Shepherd’s latest bares…
Set It Up Movie Review: The Netflix Charmer is the Summer Romance we Needed
Romantic comedies can be a complicated terrain for the film enthusiast. The genre has had some great hits but there are also many many misses in that bag due to studios disinterest in creating great content for the genre. Netflix’s…
The Year of Spectacular Men Movie Review: The Deutches Dazzle, Occasionally Dodder in Charming Comedy-Drama
Contrary to its title, the most spectacular thing about The Year of Spectacular Men is its women: scriptwriter-star Madelyn Deutch, actress Zoey Deutch, and director (who makes her feature debut) Lea Thompson, the mother of Madelyn and Zoey who clearly…
Flower Movie Review: Zoey Deutch is terrific in a not so great film
Max Winkler’s Flower is an indie-coming of age that begs the question: What if the manic pixie dream girl had a raunchy side to her and repeatedly drew penises in her notebook? The result is Zoey Deutch’s Erica, a feisty…
‘Before I Fall’ Review: YA Groundhog’s Day with female friendship at its heart
Movies about teen girls and their relationships with each other shouldn’t be so few far and between as they are now in the film industry. Even television is leaning away from depicting female friendships in favor for complicated love triangles…
Before I Fall Trailer Is On Repeat Mode
I have not read Before I Fall, but apparently it’s a best selling novel. What I am aware of is how great Zoey Deutch is. So I may or may not be crushing on her (I am), but she’s a…
Movie Review: ‘Dirty Grandpa’
In a word, Dirty Grandpa is tasteless. Crass, belligerent and egregious would also suffice. Unnecessary, even. Robert De Niro – yes, that revered, award-winning Robert De Niro – stars in Dan Mazer’s “comedy” as former Green Beret and recent widower…